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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: diplomatic agent <diplomatic1agent.130@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gabriel.makuka30@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 06:15:06 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS,

CONGRATULATIONS,In view of our routine annual audit which was done on the last day oflast month of last year, it has been discovered that your totalinheritance/contract fund of $8.3M which was supposed to have beentransferred to you a long time ago is still lying in this bank in adormant account.My further inquiries into the circumstances surrounding thisunpleasant situation, proved to me that the reason for the failure ofthe transaction was as a result of inaccurate operations and wrongfulpayments.The transaction was actually conducted on the wrong platform andconsequently, it has cost you a lot of money in the past without anymeaningful progressive success. The specific directives from thePresidency of this country concerning your transaction have not beenfollowed correctly by the officials that operated on your transactionsin the past.The Presidency directed that your transaction should be conductedthrough "WAIVER DEDUCTION PAYMENT OPTION" . In this payment Option,every necessary charge will be deducted from the $8.3M and the balancewill be sent to you either by ATM CARD or Online bank fund transfers.The only payment which represent the only commitment you will evermake is $850 for the "WAIVER DEDUCTION CERTIFICATE" This WAIVERDEDUCTION CERTIFICATE must be signed at the supreme court of thiscountry as a proof that your consent was obtained before the deductionprocess. Once the certificate is obtained, the fund will be sent toyou via the "WAIVER DEDUCTION PAYMENT OPTION" and every charge will bededucted from the principal fund $8.3M.Send your details in your return response to this message so that Iwill forward your transaction documents to the foreign transferdepartment of KEB©Úbank USA since the fund has been cleared by the US IRS and HomelandSecurity of the US.As it stands now, the sooner you respond to this message, the earlierthe $8.3M will be transferred to you either through ATM CARD or ViaKEBHana bank Online fund transfer. For more details and further proceedings, you are required to getback to me only via this below email address and phone number;E-mail: (gabriel.makuka30@gmail.com)Phone/whatsapp: +233 548426182Thank you.Gabriel MakukaHead of Waiver Deduction Payment Option Department,KEB Hana bank, Accra, Ghana.

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